We are pleased to announce our list of Winners for the 8th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival. Thank you to all of our Official Selections for choosing TBFF as part of your festival strategy. Congratulations to a beautiful lineup from all of our Official Selections and our Winners.
*Best Short Film*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“High Tide”
dir. Deejay Williams
*Best SurfGirl Film*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Your Wings Are Going To Grow”
dir. Maria Karin Walczuk
*Best Extreme Adventure (Surf) Film*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Where The Desert Meets The Ocean”
dir. Véna Píša
*Best Cinematography*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Where The Desert Meets The Ocean”
dir. Véna Píša
*Best Animated Beach Film*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“The Metamorphosis of a Bottle Cap”
dir. Kathryn Jankowski
*Best Activist Film*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“To The Sea”
dir. Bruno Monteferri, dir. Dana Bonilla
*Best Activist Film*
Honorable Mention
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Signature”
dir. Per Anderson
The TBFF Spirit Award goes to the filmmaker, film, documentary or documentary subject(s) or film team who most demonstrate the “Indie Spirit”, through story telling, film production, promotion of film, audience engagement and producing a memorable onscreen experience that can be felt as well as seen. Congratulations to Victory Swim for such a touching story about unconditional Love, Support and the Human Spirit!
*TBFF *Spirit Award*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Victory Swim”
dir. Matt Yamashita
*TBFF *Spirit Award*
2019
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
“Victory Swim ”
Susan Scarlett (as Herself)
*TBFF Door Prize Winner*
2019
Surf Prize Pack (Value $120)
Marcel ‘Junior’ Courchesne
Special Thanks
A Special Thank you to Grant and the kind Folks at Surf Ontario
(99 Sunrise Avenue) for making “Surf’s Up Around The World” Film Premieres a super fun event with your delicious supply of succulent Oysters for our Post screening Tasting!
Warm Thanks
David Lewis (Operations Manager), Mary and New Beach United Church
for their wonderful facility, performance hall sound and screen.
Thank You
Audience members past and present - C U in 2020!